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Consisting of

Consisting of, that apart the words 'consisting of' in s. 98(2) proviso shall mean and have relevance only to the sanctioned strength, Sikkim Subba Associates v. State of Sikkim, (2001) 5 SCC 629 [Civil Procedure

Social backwardness

backwardness which results from poverty is likely to be aggravated by considerations of their caste. This shows the relevance of both caste and poverty in determining factor of social backwardness of citizens. Poverty by itself is not

Retirement, superannuation

of 'superannuation' or retirement by way of superannuation, in service parlance the well-settled meaning is that it has relevance and relates to discharge from a post on account of the age fixed for such retirement, uniformly for

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Obiter dicta

with the main question for considera-tion. The observations on such questions, whether they be casual or of collateral relevance are known as 'obiter dicta' or simply 'dicta', Marta Silva v. Piedade Cardozo, AIR 1969 Goa 94 (101).

Murder

may react differently to these situations and moreover, some judges may not regard this factor as having any relevance to the imposition of death penalty and may therefore decline to accord to it the status of 'special

Knowledge

knows something if one is absolutely sure that it is so although, unlike intention, it is of no relevance whether one wants or desires the thing to be so. Since it is difficult ever to be absolutely

Inspection

(to determine their fitness for purchase) or items produced in response to a discovery request (to determine their relevance to a law suit), Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 799.

In connection with the work of an establishment

to the adventure. It is enough if the employee does some work which is ancillary, incidental or has relevance to or link with the object of the establishment, Royal Talkies v. Employees' State Insurance Corporation, AIR 1978

Look-at-able

which is capable of being looked at. 'This court has come to the conclusion that whatever is logically relevant is legally look-at-able' [Union of India v. Sankalchand, AIR 1977 SC 2328 (2373), para 80]. (Justice V.R. Krishna

Legal proceedings

that an arbitration has been commenced, even although its purpose is to obtain an award as to the relevant legal rights of the parties. Legal proceedings in the ordinary sense of the phrase more obviously refers to

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